650
- Death of Bishop Birinus of Wessex. He is buried at Dorchester-on-Thames
and later revered as a saint. King Cenwalh of Wessex invites the Frankish
priest, St. Agilbert, to succeed him.

c.650
- The Mercians, under King Penda, move on East Anglia, destroy the
monastery at Burgh Castle and expel King Anna who probably flees to
Magonset. It may have been at this time that Penda takes control of
Magonset and installs his son, Merewalh as King there. King Oswiu of
Bernicia founds Melrose Abbey. St. Aidan sends St. Eata to be the first
Abbot with St. Boisil as his Prior. Oswiu seeks Irish support against the
forces of King Penda of Mercia. While in Ireland he has a liaison with
Fin, the (grand) daughter of Colman Rimid Ui Neill. Prince Aeldfrith is
born soon afterward. Re-establishment of London as a Saxon trading
community at Aldwich.

651
- King Oswiu of Bernicia has King Oswin of Deira murdered at Gilling,
after the latter backs down from armed conflict. Oswin is buried at
Tynemouth Priory where he is later revered as a saint. He is succeeded by
the late King Oswald of Northumbria's son and Oswiu's nephew, Aethelwald.
King Aethelwald of Deira appears to initially accept his uncle's
overlordship. Queen Enflaed donates the estate of Gilling for the
foundation of a monastery in recompense for her second cousin's murder.
Death of St. Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne. He is succeeded by St. Finan.
Death of St. Boisil, Prior of Melrose. He is succeeded by St. Cuthbert.

c.651
- King Oswiu of Northumbria finds himself obliged to enter into a marriage
alliance with the Mercians as his eldest son, Alcfrith, marries King
Penda's daughter, Cuneburga.

652
- King Penda's Mercian army invades Bernicia and besieges King Oswiu at
Bamburgh.

653
- King Penda of Mercia establishes full control of Middle Anglia and makes
his son, Peada, king there. In return for the hand of the daughter of King
Oswiu of Bernicia, Princess Alcflaed, Peada accepts baptism, into the
Christian church, by Bishop (& Saint) Finan of Lindisfarne, at
Wattbottle. The Middle Anglians have already been influenced by East
Anglian Christianity and King Peada allows St. Cedd to envangelise his
kingdom further. King Sigeberht II of Essex is then also persuaded by
Oswiu, his overlord, to adopt Christianity as part of a general
mobilization against King Penda of Mercia. Northumbrian missionaries under
St. Cedd are despatched to Essex where he founds the monastery at Bradwell-on-Sea.
Talorcan I, the nephew of King Oswiu of Bernicia is crowned King of the
Picts through right of his mother. He probably accepts Northumbrian
overlordship. St. Wilfred leaves Lindisfarne for Kent, then travels on to
Lyons and Rome.

c.653
- King Aethelwald of Deira rejects his uncle's overlordship and turns to
King Penda of Mercia instead. Penda mounts another attack of Bernicia.

654
- King Penda of Mercia and his armies invade East Anglia and kill King
Anna. The King is buried at Blythburgh and a monastery is founded at Iken
to commemorate his life. Anna's brother, Aethelhere, succeeds as King of
East Anglia and accepts Mercian overlordship. St. Cedd returns to
Northumbria to be consecrated as Bishop of Essex, with his seat in St.
Paul's, London. He is given land by King Aethelwald of Deira on which he
founds Lastingham Priory.

c.654
- Foundation of the first religious community at Waltham Abbey, with a
wooden church.

655
- King Penda of Mercia and a united Greater Mercian and British army march
on the Bernicians. Oswiu of Bernicia, with an army only a third the size,
retreats to Stirling, the mostly northerly city in his kingdom. It lay in
the oppressed sub-Kingdom of Manau-Gododdin. From here, Oswiu sends envoys
to offer Penda money in return for holding off his armies. Penda appears
to have taken the cash and distributed it amongst his British allies.
However, having been taken from the oppressed Northern British in the
first place, this is viewed as a restitution of rightful property. Penda
and his allies invade Bernicia anyway, and the two armies meet at the
Battle of Winwaed. Kings Cadafael Cadomedd of Gwynedd and Aethelwald of
Deira, however, withdraw before the battle begins. This contributes to
Penda's defeat and he and his ally, Aethelhere of East Anglia, are both
killed in the fighting. Aethelhere's brother, Aethelwold, succeeds to the
East Anglian throne. King Oswiu's son, Egbert is released from Mercian
hostageship. The Bernicians overrun Mercia, but allow Penda's son, Peada,
to continue his rule in Middle Anglia, probably due to his Christian
faith. King Peada helps the Mercian nobleman, Saxulf, to found
Peterborough (Medshamstead) Abbey (Cathedral). The latter becomes the
first Abbot. Bishop (& Saint) Finan of Lindisfarne sends St. Diuma to
be the first Bishop of Mercia, Lindsey and Middle Anglia. Oswiu's
daughter, Aelfflaed, is given as a novice to her second cousin, St. Hilda,
Abbess of Hartlepool, in compliance with a promise King Oswiu had made
should he be victorious at Winwaed.

656
- King of Oswiu of Bernicia invades Pengwern and kills its king, Cynddylan,
and his brother, King Eluan of Powys, in battle. The Pengwernian Royal
family flee to Glastening. Mercians take control of Pengwern and may have
invaded Powys at this time. Murder of King Peada of Middle Anglia through
the treachery of his wife. Direct Northumbrian rule of all Mercia.

c.656
- King Aethelwald of Deira is removed from office by his uncle, King Oswiu
of Bernicia, and replaced by the latter's son, Alcfrith, as sub-king in a
united Northumbria.

657
- The foundation of Whitby Abbey. St. Hilda and her cousin, Princess
Aelfflaed, move from Hartlepool to Whitby, where St. Hilda is made Abbess.
King Edwin of Deira's body is transferred to Whitby Abbey, where he is
revered as a saint. The foundation of Ripon Abbey by King Alcfrith of
Deira with monks from Melrose. St. Eata, Abbot of Melrose becomes first
Abbot of Ripon.

658
- The Ealdormen of Mercia rebel against Northumbrian domination and
re-establish their independence under Penda's son, Wulfhere. Death of
Bishop Diuma of Mercia, Lindsey and Middle Anglia. He is buried at
Charlbury and later revered as a saint. King Cenwalh and the Wessex Saxons
make a push against Dumnonia (possibly under a King Culmin). They are
victorious at the Battle of Penselwood and the Dumnonia-Wessex border is
set at the River Parrett. St. Wilfred returns to Northumbria.

c.658
- St. Etheldreda, daughter of the late King Anna of East Anglia, marries
King Tondberht of South Gyrwe. The East Anglians gain overlordship of this
area of Middle Anglia.

660
- King Sigeberht II of Essex is murdered by his brothers, Swithelm and
Swithfrith, and other kinsmen for being "too ready to pardon his
enemies" that is to say, the Christians. St. Cedd flees north to the
Court of King Aethelwald of East Anglia. Swithelm becomes King of Essex,
possibly with Swithfrith as joint-monarch for a period. King Cenwalh of
Wessex becomes dissatisfied with his local Bishop, St. Agilbert of
Dorchester, as he does not speak West-Saxon. The King splits the See of
Wessex in two. Wine becomes the first Bishop of Winchester. Agilbert
resigns in protest and travels north to Northumbria. The Mercians take
control of Dorchester and appoint Aetla as Bishop. Death of King Talorcan
I of the Picts, possible overthrow of Northumbrian overlordship in the
kingdom. King Merewalh of Magonset is converted to Christianity.

c.660
- King Alcfrith of Deira begins to follow a religious policy independent
of his father, King Oswiu of Northumbria, by rejecting the ways of the
Ionian Church in favour of those of Rome. Foundation of the monastery of
Repton, by monks from Peterborough. King Merewalh of Magonset founds
Leominster Priory.

661
- King Cenwalh of Wessex invades Dumnonia. He is victorious at the Battle
of Posbury. Saxon settlers found Somerset in Eastern Dumnonia. Death of
the Wessex sub-King, Cenberht. He is probably succeeded by his son,
Caedwalla. King Wulfhere of Mercia and his army sack the Berkshire Downs
around Ashdown and move south to conquer the Meonware and the Isle of
Wight. St. Wilfred is given Ripon Abbey by King Aldfrith of Northumbria.
St. Eata is removed and Wilfred becomes Abbot. Death of Bishop Finan of
Lindisfarne. He is later revered as a saint and succeeded by St. Colman.

c.662
- King Swithelm of Essex is converted to Christianity and baptised by St.
Cedd at the Court of King Aethelwald of East Anglia who acts as his
sponsor. East Anglia may have held some sort of overlordship over Essex at
this time.

663
- Bishop Wine of Winchester moves the Bishop's Seat north again to
Dorchester and the Mercian Bishop Aetla is removed.

c.663
- Probable invasion of Pictland by King Oswiu of Northumbria. He
establishes overlordship of, at least, the Southern Pictish sub-kingdoms
of Fortriu and Fib (and possibly Circinn).

664
- The Synod of Whitby is hosted by St. Hilda. It is called to discuss
whether the Northern British should comply with the doctrines of Rome,
rather than follow the Irish Celtic practices of Iona. Bishop (&
Saint) Colman of Lindisfarne, Abbess (& Saint) Hilda of Whitby and
Bishop (& Saint) Cedd of Essex speak for the established Celtic ways
(with Cedd as interpreter). They are opposed by Abbot (& Saint)
Wilfred of Ripon and the former Bishop (& Saint) Agilbert of
Dorchester. The latter are triumphant and St. Colman resigns his See in
protest. He is replaced by Tuda who dies of the Plague soon afterward.
Tuda is then succeeded as Abbot, by St. Eata former Abbot of Ripon who
brings his prior, St. Cuthbert, from Melrose Abbey to Lindisfarne. St.
Wilfred is appointed Bishop of Northumbria and transfers the See from
Lindisfarne to York. Bishop Cedd of Essex also dies of Plague, along with
his brother, Cynebil, at his foundation of Lastingham Priory. Cedd is
buried there and later revered as a saint. He is succeeded, as Abbot, by
his brother, St. Chad, but the See of Essex at London remains vaccant.
Death of King Erconbert of Kent. He is succeeded by his son, Egbert I, who
promptly has his cousins, Aethelred and Aethelbert murdered in order to
secure his position. They are subsequently revered as saints. A great
plague sweeps the country. Death of King Aethelwold of East Anglia. He is
succeeded by his nephew, Edwulf. Death of King Tondberht of South Gyrwe.
His widow, St. Etheldreda, marries Prince Egfrith of Northumbria.

c.664
- King Oswiu of Northumbria removes his son, King Alcfrith, from his
throne in Deira. The Bernician throne controls all of Northumbria.

665
- Death of King Swithelm of Essex. He is succeeded by his cousins, Sighere
and Sebbi. The followers of King Sighere of Essex apostasize. King Sebbi
of Essex remains Christian. Conflict between the two monarchs appears to
have been exacerbated by the struggle for overlordship between Mercia and
Wessex. Sighere supports the latter, Sebbi the former. King Wulfhere of
Mercia eventually establishes himself as overlord of Essex (and London).
Bishop Jaruman of Mercia is despatched with Christian missionaries to
reconvert the people of Essex. Wulfhere insists that King Sighere of Essex
marry his niece, St. Osith, daughter of sub-King Frithuwold of Surrey. St.
Wilfred claims there is no-one with the authority to consecrate him as
Bishop in Britain and so travels to Compiegne (France) to be enthroned by
the Archbishop of Paris. Overwhelmed by the oppulance of the Frankish
Church, Wilfred delays his return. King Oswiu of Northumbria becomes
impatient and deposes him as Bishop of York in favour of Abbot Chad of
Lastingham. St. Chad travels south to be consecrated by Archbishop
Deusdedit of Canterbury, but finds he has died of the Plague. His
successor, Wigheard, is journeying to Rome for consecration. Bishop
Ithamar of Rochester is also near to death and the only available Bishop
is Wine of Dorchester. St. Chad is consecrated Bishop of York by Bishop
Wine of Dorchester along with two Welsh Bishops called in to make up the
compulsorary threesom. The authority of the latter are disputed by the
Saxon Church.

666
- St. Wilfred eventually returns to Britain but is shipwrecked in Sussex.
When he finally reaches Northumbria, he finds he has been deposed and is
forced to retire to Ripon, as Abbot. He then embarks on a mission through
Mercia. St. Eorcenwald founds Chertsey and Barking Abbeys.

667-
Death of Bishop Jaruman of Mercia. His See becomes vaccant.

668
- Death of Archbishop-Elect Wigheard of Canterbury of the Plague while
returning from his consecration in Rome. He is succeeded by Theodore.

669
- Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury arrives in Britain and, because of his
irregular consecration, removes St. Chad from the Bishopric of York. St.
Wilfred is reinstated as Bishop of York and Chad humbly returns to
Lastingham. King Wulfhere of Mercia later asks the Archbishop for a
prelate to replace the late Bishop Jaruman. St. Chad is appointed and he
establishes the See at Lichfield. King Egbert I of Kent grants the old
Saxon Shore Fort at Reculver to a priest named Bassa in order to found a
religious community there.

c.669
- King Egbert I of Kent loses the overlordship of Surrey to King Wulhere
of Mercia.

670
- Death of King Oswiu of Northumbria. He is buried at Whitby Abbey and
succeeded by his son, Egfrith, who appoints his brother Aelfwine as
sub-King of Deira. Both are accepted by the Deirans as maternal grandsons
of the late King Edwin of Deira. Bishop Wine of Dorchester falls out with
King Cenwalh of Wessex and leaves his Bishopric. St. Agilbert is invited
back, but declines. His nephew, Leuthere, succeeds in his place. Bishop
Wine buys the See of London from King Wulfhere of Mercia. This has been
vacant since St. Cedd's death. The move is not popular amongst other
churchmen

c.670
- King Wulfhere of Mercia hands the Meonware and the Isle of Wight over to
his new ally, King Aethelwalh of Sussex. Wulfhere sponsors Aethelwalh's
conversion to Christianity and the latter marries Princess Eafa, daughter
of King Enfrith of Hwicce, another Mercian sub-king. Mercian missionaries
arrive in Sussex and found the monastery at Bosham. Death of King Merewalh
of Magonset. He is buried at Repton and probably succeeded by his son,
Merchelm.

672
- Death of King Cenwalh of Wessex. His sub-Kings divide the kingdom
amongst themselves, though his widow, Queen Sexburga, does manage to
establish some claim to overlordship. St. Wilfred, Bishop of York,
completes his stone buildings at Ripon Abbey, including a crypt. Large
numbers of Royalty and nobility attend its consecration. Wilfred
encourages Queen (& Saint) Etheldreda of Northumbria to enter the
religious life. She leaves her husband and becomes a nun at Coldingham
Priory. The Synod of Hertford is held. Death of Bishop Chad of Lichfield
of the Plague. He is buried in Lichfield Cathedral and later revered as a
saint. Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury takes advantage of Bishop Bisi of
Dunwich's illness to force him to resign. Theodore divides the see in two,
based upon Dunwich and (probably North) Elmham, under Aecce and Beaduwine
respectively.

673
- Death of King Egbert I of Kent. He is succeeded by his brother, Hlothere.
St. Etheldreda returns to East Anglia and founds the Abbey of Ely, with
herself as Abbess. On her journey, she founds a religious community at
West Halton and probably Flixborough also. Miraculous occurrences while
St. Etheldreda stops at Stow encourage her former husband, King Egfrith of
Northumbria, to found a church and religious community there too. Birth of
the Venerable Bede. Death of King Domangart of Dalriada. He is succeeded
by his nephew, Maelduin, who probably submits to King Egfrith of
Northumbria as his overlord.

c.673
- King Frithuwold of Surrey flourishes under Mercian domination. The
marriage of his daughter, St. Osith, to King Sighere of Essex breaks down.
Osith desires the religious life and flees from the Royal Essex Court to
Bishop Beaduwine at North Elmham, where she becomes a nun. Her husband
accepts the situation and grants her land at Cicc where she founds St.
Osith's Priory. Sub-King Coenred of Dorset flourishes. The Picts revolt
against Northumbrian overlordship. King Egfrith marches north and, with
the help of his under-king, Beornhaeth, he defeats them in Manau-Gododdin.
King Drest of the Picts is ousted.

674
- Queen Sexburga of Wessex is removed from power by her late husband's
second cousin, Cenfus. King Cenfus dies within the year and is succeeded
by his son, Aescwine. Death of King Enfrith of Hwicce. King Eanhere
contines to rule alone. St. Etheldreda, former Queen of Northumbria, gives
large areas of land to St. Wilfred, Bishop of York, to found Hexham Abbey.
He builds three stone churches there, including one with a crypt. Her
husband, King Egfrith of Northumbria, similarly gives land to St. Benedict
Biscop, sometime Abbot of St. Augustine's, Canterbury, to found an abbey
at Monkwearmouth. Benedict sends for Frankish stonemasons to build his new
church.

c.674
- King Wulfhere of Mercia leads an army against King Egfrith of
Northumbria, but is defeated in battle and forced to submit to
Northumbrian overlordship.

675
- King Aescwine of Wessex checks the military advance of King Wulfhere and
his Mercian army at the Battle of Biedanheafde. Death of King Wulfhere of
Mercia. He is succeeded by his brother, Aethelred I, and, nominally at
least, by his son, Bertwald, who takes on overlordship of the Hwicce and
Wessex border area as sub-King, perhaps of Hendrica and Chilternset. King
Aethelred of Mercia founds the monastery at Breedon-on-the-Hill on the
site of St. Hardulph's hermitage. King Hlothere re-establishes Kentish
supremacy in London. Death of King Eanhere of Hwicce. He is succeeded by
Osric. King Osric establishes the Bishopric of the Hwicce at Worcester and
founds Bath Abbey. Prince Hean, nephew of sub-King Cissa of Berkshire,
founds Abingdon Abbey. Death of Bishop Wine of London. He is succeeded by
St. Eorcenwald.

676
- Death of King Aescwine of Wessex. He is succeeded by his cousin,
Centwine, brother of the late King Cenwalh. King Aethelred of Mercia
invades Kent in an attempt to enforce overlordship and diminish Kentish
influence in Surrey and London. His armies cause so much destruction to
the diocese of Rochester that the see is abandoned. St. Aldhelm founds
Malmesbury Abbey on the site of the hermitage of his old tutor, St.
Maildulf.

678
- St. Wilfred, Bishop of York, is at the height of his power and owns vast
estates throughout Northumbria. Unhappy at Wilfred's interference in his
marriage, King Egfrith of Northumbria conspires with Archbishop Theodore
of Canterbury to have him banished from Northumbria. The Bishopric is
divided between Abbot (& Saint) Eata of Lindisfarne who is given
Hexham, and Bosa, a monk of Whitby, who is given York. Edhaed is given
Lindsey. Wilfred travels to Rome to protest.

679
- The Synod of Hatfield is held. The armies of King Aethelred I of Mercia
and King Egfrith of Northumbria clash at the Battle of the Trent. Sub-King
Aelfwine of Deira is killed in the fighting and Mercia retakes Lindsey.
Bishop Edhaed of Lindsey is expelled. He becomes Abbot of Ripon.
Northumbria is properly united. King Osric of Hwicce founds the Abbey of
St. Peter in Gloucester with his sister, Cyneburg, as the first Abbess.
Death of Abbess Etheldreda of Ely, former Queen of both South Gyrwe and
Northumbria. She is buried at Ely Cathedral, succeeded by her sister
Princess Sexburga of East Anglia, and later revered as a saint

c.679
- King Aethelred I of Mercia marries Princess Osthrith, sister of King
Egfrith of Northumbria.

680
- Death of Abbess Hilda of Whitby. She is buried in her Abbey and later
revered as a saint. St. Wilfred returns to Northumbria, with Papal
support, but is imprisoned by King Egfrith of Northumbria and again
exiled. St. Wilfred travels to Sussex. He discovers a small Irish
community of Christians, under one Dicul at Bosham, but their attempts at
converting the natives have been unsuccessful. Wilfred, however, manages
to evangelise the people of both this country and the adjoining Meonware.
The Venerable Bede enters the monastic school at Monkwearmouth.

c.680
- Princess Milburga, daughter of King Merewalh of Magonset, becomes a nun
and founds Wenlock Priory where she becomes the first Prioress. Sub-King
Caedwalla becomes overly ambitious in a power-struggle with King Centwine
for Wessex overlordship. He is banished from Wessex and wanders through
the Chilterns and then Andredsweald.

681
- King Aethelwalh of Sussex gives St. Wilfred lands in Selsey to found a
cathedral. He becomes the first Bishop of Selsey. The diocese of Hexham is
divided in two: St. Eata, Bishop of Hexham is transferred to Lindisfarne
and Tunberht takes on Hexham. King Egfrith of Northumbria requests that
the monks of Monkwearmouth found a new monastery at Jarrow. They build a
complex of stone buildings there.

c.681
- The wandering ex-Wessex Sub-King, Caedwalla, seeks St. Wilfred as his
spiritual father but does not convert to Christianity. Sub-King BEldred flourishes in Somerset and Wiltshire.

682
- The West Saxons, led by King Centwine, drive "the British [of
Dumnonia] as far as the Sea" (possibly around Bideford).

683
- Death of King Sighere of Essex. His cousin, Sebbi, continues to rule
alone.

c.683
- Abbot Cuthbald of Peterborough and Bishop Sexwulf of Lichfield found
several daughter Houses for Peterborough, including Brixworth Priory.

684
- King Egfrith of Northumbria sends troops, under Dux Bertred, to ravage
Meath in Ireland.

685
- Death of King Hlothere of Kent. He is succeeded by his nephew, Edric.
The exiled Prince Caedwalla of Wessex invades Sussex and, though he kills
King Aethelwalh, is driven out by the new joint Kings Bertun and Andhun.
Abdication of King Centwine of Wessex in order that he may enter a
monastery. He is succeeded by his distant cousin, Caedwalla, who manages
to fully re-unite the sub-kingdoms of Wessex. Death of sub-King Cissa of
Berkshire. He is buried in Abingdon Abbey. St. Cuthbert visits Carlisle.
Bishop Tunberht of Hexham is deposed. Cuthbert is elected Bishop of Hexham,
but agrees to switch jobs with Bishop Eata of Lindisfarne instead. The
Picts, under King Bruide ipe Bili, revolt against their Northumbrian
overlords. Cuthbert advises King Egfrith of Northumbria not to invade
Pictland. Undeterred, Egfrith marches his army north to engage the enemy
at the Battle of Nechtansmere. The Picts, possibly with Scottish and
Strathclyde Briton help, thoroughly defeat the Saxon guard. The latter
permanently withdraw from Pictish and Scottish lands north of the Forth
and also from much of the British territory north of the Tweed. King
Egfrith raids the Irish coast and takes sixty natives prisoner. Death of
the childless King Egfrith of Northumbria. Supporters of the House of
Aethelric secure the succession of his illegitimate half-brother,
Aeldfrith, possibly with Irish and Scottish help. Aeldfrith is brought
south from Iona, where he is studying. Death of King Osric of Hwicce. King
Oshere continues to rule alone.

686
- King Caedwalla of Wessex establishes overlordship of Essex. With his new
ally, King Sighere of Essex, Caedwalla invades Kent. King Edric of Kent is
expelled and Caedwalla's brother, Mul, installed in his place. Sighere
rules in West Kent. King Caedwalla of Wessex conquers Surrey and the Isle
of Wight and executes the latter's king, Aruald, and his two brothers. He
probably also overruns the Meonware. Caedwalla invades Sussex for a second
time, kills King Bertun of West Sussex and conquers the kingdom. King
Andhun of East Sussex probably flees. St. Wilfred persuades King Caedwalla
to let him evangelise the Isle of Wight. The former is later reconciled
with Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury who persuades King Aeldfrith of
Northumbria to reinstate Wilfred as Bishop of Hexham following the death
of St. Eata. St. Adomnan, Abbot of Iona visits the Northumbrian Court. He
negotiates the release of sixty Irishmen taken captive by the late King
Egfrith.

687
- King Mul of Kent and twelve companions are burnt to death during a
Kentish uprising. His brother, King Caedwalla of Wessex ravages the
kingdom in revenge. Death of ex-King Edric of Kent. Bishop Bosa of York is
removed from office and St. Wilfred is given the See of York. St. John of
Beverley is made Bishop of Hexham. Abbot Edhaed of Ripon is also removed
and the Abbacy restored to Wilfred. Bishop Cuthbert of Lindisfarne resigns
his office and retires to his hermitage on Inner Farne where he dies. He
is buried in Lindisfarne Priory and later revered as a saint. Bishop
(& Saint) Wilfred of Ripon temporarily administers the See of
Lindisfarne.

688
- Conversion of King Caedwalla of Wessex. He abdicates the throne and
departs on a pilgrimage to Rome. The subsequent power vacuum is filled by
Ine, the son of his second cousin, sub-King Coenred of Dorset. King
Aethelred of Mercia establishes Mercian dominance over most of Southern
England. He installs Oswin, a minor member of the Kentish Royal family
(and second cousin of King Edric), as King of Kent. Wessex retains Surrey.
Prince Swaefheard of Essex is given West Kent. Edbert is appointed Bishop
of Lindisfarne. St. Adomnan, Abbot of Iona visits the Northumbrian Court.

690
- King Oswin of Kent is toppled by Wihtred the brother of the late King
Edric of Kent. King Wihtred takes lands north of the Thames in revenge
against the treacherous East Saxons. Death of Archbishop Theodore of
Canterbury. He is succeeded by Bertwald.

691
- St. Wilfred, Abbot of Ripon, tries to make himself Bishop of all
Northumbria. King Aeldfrith of Northumbria seizes many of his Ripon Abbey
estates and proposes to create a new Bishopric there. Wilfred is banished
and flees to Mercia where King Aethelred I makes him Bishop of Leicester.
Bosa is restored to the Bishopric of York.

692
- King Ine of Wessex installs his kinsman, Nothelm, as King of Sussex.